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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-latest-injury-move-means');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Blue Jays star Max Scherzer’s latest injury move means');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Toronto-makes-Max-Scherzer-injury-move-after-frustrating-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>What Blue Jays star Max Scherzer’s latest injury move means</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T18:46:56-07:00">April 1st, 6:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T18:46:56-07:00">April 1st, 6:46pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-blue-jays-max-scherzer-drops-concerning-injury-update">Toronto Blue Jays star pitcher Max Scherzer is still out with an injury</a>. The 40-year-old Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list by Toronto due to inflammation in his right thumb.</p><p>It can be recalled that the future Baseball Hall of Famer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-max-scherzer-injury-move-frustrating-debut">lasted only three innings on the mound</a> in his debut for the Blue Jays on March 29 against the Baltimore Orioles at home, throwing just 45 pitches while allowing two earned runs on three hits with a strikeout in a 9-5 loss at Rogers Centre in Toronto.</p><p>“I’m frustrated. I want to pitch. I know I can pitch. I know I can throw the ball really well,” said Scherzer <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-scherzer-receives-cortisone-shot-in-thumb-timeline-to-return-unclear/" rel="noopener">voicing out his disappointment</a> following the Orioles game (h/t Sportsnet). “Unfortunately, I’ve got an issue going on. It’s coming from the thumb, and I’ve got to address this.</p><p>On Tuesday, Scherzer reportedly received a shot of cortisone in his ailing thumb to make the pain more manageable, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.</p><p>Via Davidi’s post on X: “Max Scherzer received a cortisone shot in his right thumb yesterday, said manager John Schneider Aim is to reduce inflammation to reduce pain. Day to day as to when he can resume throwing and Blue Jays can proceed from there.”</p><p>Additionally, Scherzer is looking forward to <a href="https://x.com/ShiDavidi/status/1907185321823097082" rel="noopener">making a significant step</a>, as he aims “to play catch Friday after receiving cortisone shot in the MCP joint, where thumb connects to the hand,” as Davidi noted in a separate X post.</p><p>“Typically, I really respond well to coritsone,” Scherzer shared. “Have had plenty of these shots over the career.”</p><p>After placing Scherzer on the injured list, the Blue Jays <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/blue-jays-easton-lucas-summoned-from-triple-a/" rel="noopener">called up</a> Easton Lucas from Triple-A Buffalo.</p><p>Scherzer, who pitched just nine games in 2024 with the Texas Rangers, inked a one-year contract worth $15.5 million with the Blue Jays in February.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Blue Jays star Max Scherzer’s latest injury move means

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-how-offseason-trade-acquisition-already-made-franchise-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Blue Jays’ offseason trade acquisition already made franchise history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-Toronto-offseason-trade-acquisition-already-made-franchise-history.jpg"></figure><h1>How Blue Jays’ offseason trade acquisition already made franchise history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T16:11:05-07:00">April 1st, 4:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T16:12:02-07:00">April 1st, 4:12pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When fielding savant Andres Gimenez hit 32 home runs over a two-season stretch with the Cleveland Guardians, it seemed as if the middle infielder could morph into an all-round talent. He earned an All-Star selection and top six finish in MVP voting in 2022, but his overall offensive numbers dropped to league average and then fell into substandard territory in 2024. He is finding new life at the plate with the Toronto Blue Jays, however.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/mlb-rumors-guardians-traded-andres-gimenez-blue-jays">The offseason trade addition</a> is already <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1907191744514384366" rel="noopener">making franchise history</a> in the Great White North during the 2025 season. Gimenez is the first Jays player to belt at least three home runs in his first five games with the team, per MLB Network.</p><p>He launched two dingers against the Baltimore Orioles and then knocked another ball over the fence in Monday’s 5-2 win versus the Washington Nationals. The 26-year-old Venezuelan obviously cannot sustain such a torrid power pace, but it is surely invigorating for fans to see a supposedly one-dimensional player brandish a big bat in his new MLB home.</p><h2><b>Is Andres Gimenez an X-factor for Blue Jays?</b></h2><p>Following a Dec. 10 trade that sent Gimenez and right-handed pitcher Nick Sandlin to the Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Spencer Horwitz and outfield prospect Nick Mitchell, the hope was that Toronto had become a more fundamentally sound squad. There is a long way to go until a proper evaluation can be conducted in that regard, but the organization is already receiving an unexpected slugging surge in the form of Andres Gimenez.</p><p>He is posting a .333/.455/.944/.1.399 slash line in this minuscule sample size, providing valuable pop behind fellow <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-finally-strike-with-anthony-santander-agreement-after-major-whiffs">newcomer Anthony Santander</a> in manager John Schneider’s lineup. Again, people do not anticipate the man to outhit Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and other premier performers, but maybe they won’t have to worry about a massive drop-off, either.</p><p>Gimenez is less than three years removed from accumulating more than 100 MVP voting points than Guerrero and Bo Bichette combined. With a new hitting approach, as <a href="https://x.com/ChrisCleggMiLB/status/1907069686581260669" rel="noopener">noted by Chris Clegg</a>, he is ready to enjoy an offensive renaissance in The 6. And maybe, just maybe, that could help lead to a Blue Jays revival as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Blue Jays’ offseason trade acquisition already made franchise history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-max-scherzer-injury-move-frustrating-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays make Max Scherzer injury move after ‘frustrating’ debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Toronto-makes-Max-Scherzer-injury-move-after-frustrating-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays make Max Scherzer injury move after ‘frustrating’ debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T09:34:12-07:00">March 30th, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T09:34:12-07:00">March 30th, 9:34am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to get back into the postseason in 2025 after a very underwhelming 2024 campaign. One of the biggest additions that they made in the offseason in order to do that was the move to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-toronto-adds-max-scherzer-rotation-free-agency">bring in starting pitcher Max Scherzer</a> on a one-year contract in free agency.</p><p>Scherzer’s debut with the Blue Jays didn’t go according to plan. The three-time Cy Young Award winner pitched just three innings against the Baltimore Orioles before leaving the game due to lat soreness. Now, Scherzer has been placed on the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44466911/max-scherzer-goes-il-says-wait-thumb-100" rel="noopener">15-day injured list</a> with right thumb inflammation, according to the associated press via ESPN.</p><p>As it turns out, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-blue-jays-max-scherzer-drops-concerning-injury-update">Scherzer’s lingering thumb injury</a> that will keep the 40-year-old out of the lineup is related to the lat injury that ended his first start early.</p><p>“Following Saturday’s 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, the 40-year-old Scherzer said his lat soreness was directly related to lingering thumb pain that forced him to push back a spring training start earlier this month,” the AP wrote. “Calling himself ‘frustrated,’ Scherzer said solving the thumb issue is his top priority.</p><p>“‘This thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health,’ he said after Saturday’s game. ‘I’ve got to get this 100% before I pitch again.'”</p><p>The Blue Jays will cap off a four-game set with the Orioles on Sunday seeking a win to get the split in front of their home fans. Toronto was able to get the win in Game 2 of the series thanks to a strong start from Kevin Gausman, but the Orioles dominated the other two contests.</p><p>Now, the Blue Jays will need continued success from Gausman and the other members of the pitching staff while Scherzer is out. Injuries are becoming somewhat of a red flag for the future Hall-of-Famer after a 2024 season where he made just nine starts, but the Blue Jays will be hoping that this is just a brief blip and that he will be back on the mound very soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays make Max Scherzer injury move after ‘frustrating’ debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-vladimir-guerrero-jr-inches-closer-500-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays rumors: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘inches closer’ to $500 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Blue-Jays-rumors-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-inches-closer-to-major-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays rumors: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘inches closer’ to $500 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T06:12:28-07:00">March 30th, 6:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T06:12:28-07:00">March 30th, 6:12am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays failed to accomplish their primary goal this offseason, which was to sign superstar first baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-rumors-insider-600-million-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract-prediction-opening-day">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a long-term contract extension</a>. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-chicago-trade-proposal-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract">rumors about Guerrero’s future have swirled</a> as a result of the two sides inability to find common ground, it sounds like they could be making some serious headway on a new deal.</p><p>Guerrero has made it clear that he isn’t looking for the same sort of $765 million deal Juan Soto just got from the New York Mets, but he still wants long-term security and hundreds of millions of dollars entering his bank account. Whether or not he gets that from Toronto remains to be seen, but reports indicate that the two sides have continued to “<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/30/bruce-bochy-brian-snitker-mlb-managers/82723066007/" rel="noopener">inch closer</a>” to a new deal.</p><p>“The Toronto Blue Jays continue to inch closer to signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a contract extension, likely a 14- or 15-year deal worth about $500 million, which will be crucial for Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro’s popularity in Toronto. The Blue Jays’ last postseason victory was in 2016, and this is the final year of Shapiro’s contract,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays hoping to lock up Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on massive contract extension</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Blue-Jays-first-baseman-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Guerrero is going to get absolutely paid one way or another, and it’s not too hard to see why. At just 26 years old, he’s already one of the most accomplished hitters in the MLB. Guerrero has been an All-Star four straight years now, and he’s fresh off a very productive 2024 campaign that saw him post a .323 batting average while also smacking 30 home runs and driving in 103 runs.</p><p>Now, Guerrero wants to be paid like one of the top hitters in the majors, which is a category he certainly falls into. For a point in time, it seemed like a trade was inevitable, but now, it looks like there’s some hope that a deal will get done. Guerrero will be focused on continuing to produce at the plate for Toronto, but behind the scenes, he will continue working on finding a way to ensure he will spend the majority of his career with the Blue Jays.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays rumors: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘inches closer’ to $500 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-blue-jays-max-scherzer-drops-concerning-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer drops concerning injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Blue-Jays-news-Max-Scherzer-drops-concerning-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer drops concerning injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T21:56:53-07:00">March 29th, 9:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T21:56:53-07:00">March 29th, 9:56pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-exits-toronto-debut-with-injury">Max Scherzer’s debut with the Toronto Blue Jays was cut short</a> after just three innings, and now the future Hall of Famer is delivering a sobering update on his health.</p><p>After throwing only 45 pitches against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, Scherzer <a href="https://x.com/ShiDavidi/status/1906110148625527204" rel="noopener">left the game</a> with what the team called right lat soreness. But as it turns out, the root of the issue goes deeper. Scherzer told reporters the soreness was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-blue-jays-max-scherzer-breaks-down-frustrating-thumb-injury">directly linked to the thumb problem that plagued him during Spring Training.</a></p><p>“Max Scherzer says lat soreness he experienced ‘is 100% related to the thumb,’” Shi Davidi reported on X. “Felt discomfort in warmups but tried to fight through it to save bullpen. Left game when he felt ‘imminent danger’ of significant injury. ‘I got to get this 100% before I pitch again,’ he said.”</p><p>Scherzer was candid in his postgame comments, acknowledging the risk he felt by continuing to pitch. “My arm is making adjustments because of that [thumb injury],” he said. “That’s a recipe for disaster.”</p><h2><b>Max Scherzer exits debut with the Blue Jays, continues to deal with nagging injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Max-Scherzer-1.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 40-year-old right-hander allowed three hits and two earned runs while striking out just one in his first start for Toronto. Both runs came on solo home runs in the first inning, with Baltimore’s Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg each going deep. Still, Scherzer appeared to settle in afterward, retiring six straight at one point before departing.</p><p>Toronto manager John Schneider said Scherzer mentioned the discomfort during warmups but tried to push through it. “Frustrated is a good way to put it,” Schneider said.</p><p>The Blue Jays held a 4-2 lead when Scherzer exited, but things quickly unraveled. The Orioles took full advantage of Toronto’s bullpen, scoring six runs over the next two innings and cruising to a 9-5 win.</p><p>Scherzer’s thumb had been an issue throughout camp and was believed to stem from a nerve-related problem that also limited him late last season with the Rangers. He missed time in Texas due to shoulder concerns and was already considered a health risk entering 2025. The thumb, Scherzer emphasized, is a key concern for overall arm health.</p><p>“The thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health,” he said. “I’ve got to get this 100% before I pitch again.”</p><p>Scherzer signed a one-year, $15.5 million deal with the Blue Jays in January, one of the offseason’s splashiest moves. But now, his status moving forward is uncertain. A trip to the injured list hasn’t been confirmed, but it seems increasingly likely. Toronto’s next off-day is April 3, giving them some scheduling flexibility, but if Scherzer can’t go by April 8, the club will have decisions to make.</p><p>Toronto could turn to Yariel Rodríguez or prospect Jake Bloss if Scherzer misses time. Either way, this isn’t the start the Blue Jays envisioned when they landed the three-time Cy Young winner. Now, all eyes turn to Scherzer’s recovery — and how soon he can get that thumb right.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer drops concerning injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-exits-toronto-debut-with-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Scherzer exits Blue Jays debut with injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Max-Scherzer-exits-Blue-Jays-debut-with-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Max Scherzer exits Blue Jays debut with injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T14:05:14-07:00">March 29th, 2:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T15:12:28-07:00">March 29th, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Not again. Veteran starting pitcher Max Scherzer continues to succumb to injuries in the final stages of a Hall of Fame MLB career. He was pulled from his Toronto Blue Jays debut due to <a href="https://x.com/BlueJays/status/1906081069910073368" rel="noopener">right lat soreness</a> after just three innings, per the team’s official X account.</p><p>Scherzer struggled a bit versus the Baltimore Orioles before exiting, allowing solo home runs to Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg in the top of the first. He did settle down and retire seven straight batters, but fans will have trouble seeing the bright side following <a href="https://x.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1906105680525713777" rel="noopener">this discouraging update</a>.</p><p>“{Manager} John Schneider says that Max Scherzer first felt something in his warmups and they tried to pitch through it with some caution, but they made the call after three innings. ‘Frustrated is a good way to put it.’” MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson reported.</p><p>Once a reliable workhorse who logged 200-plus innings in six consecutive seasons, the 40-year-old is now unable to stay healthy for an extended period of time. Offseason back surgery prevented Scherzer from making his first start of the 2024 campaign until June, and more injury issues could hinder him in the early goings of 2025 as well.</p><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-thumb-injury-scare">battling thumb soreness</a> in spring training, the three-time Cy Young Award winner was ready for the beginning of the new season. He is supposed to add depth and experience to a largely established starting pitching rotation. The Blue Jays will reserve judgment before the righty undergoes further examination. Their fans will probably not be as optimistic, though.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays desperately need positivity in 2025</b></h2><p>This franchise has put The 6 through much emotional distress since last season, posting a last-place finish in the American League East and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-new-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract-offer-on-table-opening-day">failing to reach a contract extension</a> with star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. over the winter. How many blows can this city absorb?</p><p>How many setbacks can Max Scherzer withstand before he decides he has had enough? The two-time World Series champion and eight-time All-Star is hoping to avoid answering that question until the 2025 campaign concludes. But this is a rough start.</p><p>Scherzer posted a 3.95 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings with the Texas Rangers last year, proving that he is still competent when available. The Jays signed him to a one-year, $15.5 million contract because they wholeheartedly believe that to be true. Scherzer will ideally have plenty of time to pay them back on their investment.</p><p>An early stint on the injured list would immediately threaten the potential success of this union, however.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Scherzer exits Blue Jays debut with injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-chicago-trade-proposal-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as contract talk intensifies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cubs-trade-proposal-for-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as contract talk intensifies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T16:08:07-07:00">March 27th, 4:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T16:08:07-07:00">March 27th, 4:08pm</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays are entering MLB Opening Day without their best player locked up for the long-term. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/ranking-50-best-mlb-players-2025-season">best players in baseball</a>, is a free agent after this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-new-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract-offer-on-table-opening-day">Guerrero and the Blue Jays have been in talks about a contract</a> extension, but nothing has come to fruition. If the team gets concerned about the potential of losing the first baseman for nothing, then they might consider a trade. The Chicago Cubs seem like an ideal trading partner if it comes down to that.</p><h2><b>Cubs trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr_8135fa.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Cubs receive: </b>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</p><p><b>Blue Jays receive:</b> Matt Shaw (Cubs No. 1 prospect, MLB No. 19), Owen Caissie (Cubs No. 3, MLB No. 53), Jefferson Rojas (Cubs No. 7, MLB No. 96), Jack Neely (Cubs. No. 16)</p><p>As of now, Guerrero might not be on the trading block. Both he and the Blue Jays seem motivated to get a new contract done. The Canada native wants to be in Toronto long-term, and the Blue Jays want him to be their star player. The Blue Jays just put a new offer on the table, but the two sides still <a href="https://x.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1905262809820111341" rel="noopener">aren’t close on an agreement</a>, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.</p><p>Now that the regular season has started, Guerrero might focus on his on-field play, meaning it might be hard to work out the details of a contract. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-not-afraid-hitting-free-agency">Blue Jays are at risk of him walking in free agency</a> at season’s end, so they might look to trade him for a huge haul.</p><p>The Cubs would be a great fit for Guerrero, and they certainly have the ammunition to get a deal done. Chicago has one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/top-10-mlb-farm-systems-ahead-of-2025-season">best farm systems in baseball</a>, highlighted by their league-leading seven top-100 prospects. It will take a handful of those young players to get a deal for Guerrero done. This trade proposal even includes Matt Shaw, the team’s top-ranked prospect.</p><p>Additionally, the inclusion of Owen Caissie, Jefferson Rojas, and Jack Neely would make sense in this hypothetical blockbuster. The three top-100 prospects in this deal would help replenish the talent lost in a Guerrero trade for Toronto, as they are all position players. Meanwhile, the Cubs would love to add Guerrero, and he could be the player that gets them over the hump.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/grading-cubs-astros-kyle-tucker-trade">Cubs already traded for Kyle Tucker</a>, so they are clearly looking for hitting help. Guerrero batted to a .323 average and had 30 home runs in what was his fourth straight All-Star season last year. He’d slot right into the heart of the Chicago lineup if they were able to get a deal done. With how deep the team’s farm system is, they might even be able to get away with only trading prospects while keeping the major league roster intact.</p><h2><b>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s contract status with the Blue Jays</b></h2><p>With the regular season underway, it is becoming more and more likely that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-trade-proposal-for-vladimir-guerrero-jr-sets-blue-jays-star-free">Blue Jays will be forced to trade Guerrero.</a> The first baseman had originally put a Feb. 18 deadline on extension talks, although it appears that the two sides have continued to try and work out a deal since then.</p><p>“I think we’re going to sign him. I think we’re going to extend him,” Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro <a href="https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/mark-shapiro-optimistic-about-vladimir-guerrero-jr-extension" rel="noopener">said on March 20</a>, via Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. “We have such a clear alignment on the desired outcome. Vlad wants to play his whole career as a Toronto Blue Jay. We want him to end his career in a Blue Jays uniform and be a true legacy player for the Toronto Blue Jays. That’s a pretty good place to start.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/grading-juan-soto-mets-historic-765-million-contract">Juan Soto recently signed one of the biggest contracts</a> in MLB history, and it appears that Guerrero wants his new deal to be in Soto’s ballpark. The Blue Jays recently offered Guerrero less than $600 million over 14 years, though. It isn’t quite clear how far off the two sides are on a new deal, but with each passing day, the league gets closer to Guerrero’s impending free agency. If the Blue Jays are forced to trade their star, then there isn’t a better fit for Guerrero than with the Cubs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as contract talk intensifies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tyler-oneill-extends-mlb-record-opening-day-blast');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill extends MLB record with another Opening Day blast');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tyler-ONeil-extends-MLB-record-with-another-Opening-Day-blast.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill extends MLB record with another Opening Day blast</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T13:44:45-07:00">March 27th, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T14:39:01-07:00">March 27th, 2:39pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Opening Day is here as there is a full slate of MLB action on Thursday, and the next seven months are going to be filled with baseball. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/orioles-vs-blue-jays-prediction-odds-pick-3-27-2025">Baltimore Orioles are getting their season started on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays</a>, and left fielder Tyler O’Neill once again <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1905355043823313105" rel="noopener">got his season started in style</a>.</p><p>Tyler O’Neill came into this season with a historic streak on the line as he has hit an Opening Day home run in each of the last five seasons. Sure enough, he did it again on Thursday against the Blue Jays. O’Neill hit a three-run bomb in the top of the third inning, and he has now hit six straight Opening Day home runs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TYLER O'NEILL HAS HOMERED ON <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPENINGDAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPENINGDAY</a> IN SIX STRAIGHT SEASONS! 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/0hE5YV87E7">pic.twitter.com/0hE5YV87E7</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1905355043823313105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>O’Niell has been in the MLB since 2018, and this is his first season with the Orioles. It didn’t take him very long to make an impact as that home run put Baltimore on top in the third inning.</p><p>Prior to Baltimore, O’Neill spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals for six seasons as he was in St. Louis from 2018 until 2023. O’Neill spent his first season away from the Cardinals last year as he was with the Boston Red Sox. Now, he is with his third team, and he is off to a strong start with the Orioles.</p><p>The Orioles have put together a couple of impressive seasons in a row, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-adley-rutschman-entering-spring-training-pissed-off-after-playoff-disappointment">Baltimore hasn’t been able to find any success in the postseason</a>. Tyler O’Neill was with a divison foe last season, so he saw firsthand how good this Orioles team is. Now, he is part of the team, and he is hoping that they can make a run in the playoffs this year.</p><p>Baltimore is looking strong in their Opening Day contest against the Blue Jays as they currently have a 6-2 lead in the sixth inning. There are 162 games, and every single one is important. 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Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill extends MLB record with another Opening Day blast

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>All the talk about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-new-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract-offer-on-table-opening-day">Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s contract</a> has been the talk of the Toronto Blue Jays. With opening day starting on Thursday for the Blue Jays, predictions have flown in from everywhere.</p><p>The Athletic’s Stephen Nesbitt explained <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6231805/2025/03/27/mlb-opening-day-bold-predictions-2025/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener">what he thinks will happen</a> with Guerrero Jr and the team.</p><p>“The Blue Jays will not only extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr,” Nesbitt said. “15 years, $600 million with deferrals. But will ride his bat to a Wild Card berth and the club’s first ALDS appearance since 2016.</p><p>The prediction is bold, considering the state of the American League East. The New York Yankees are the reigning AL champions. The Boston Red Sox have made some improvements as well. Still, the Baltimore Orioles have a plethora of young talent.</p><p>It has left the Blue Jays in the dust. Last season, they finished with a 74-88 record and fifth in the AL East. On a team with Guerrero Jr, it didn’t make too much sense.</p><p>While the division itself was tough, it was a season riddled with tension and disappointment. Not to mention, Guerrero Jr’s contract was a major talking point.</p><p>He talked about wanting to stay with Toronto, but he also knows his worth.</p><h2><b>Will Vladimir Guerrero lead the Blue Jays to prominence?</b></h2><p>In his sixth season, Guerrero Jr had the most efficient year of his career. He batted .323 with 30 home runs and 103 RBIs. It was a major step up in terms of efficiency.</p><p>Everyone knew his power, but his discipline was to be admired. Not to mention, his durability is beyond impressive. Guerrero Jr played in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guerrvl02.shtml" rel="noopener">158 of 162 possible games</a>. Even when his team wasn’t set to make the playoffs or the Wild Card, he continued playing.</p><p>With the state of the AL East, it’s tough to say what the Blue Jays will be able to do. However, the Yankees lost Juan Soto and the Orioles lost Corbin Burnes. If anything, this might be the opportunity for Toronto to capitalize on.</p><p>Whether or not they do won’t be known until Opening Day commences. However, Guerrero Jr has so much production and ability. They can rely on him to win them a handful of games.</p><p>After all, he had a 6.2 wins above replacement value, the highest value on the team. At the end of the day, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-not-afraid-hitting-free-agency">Guerrero Jr isn’t afraid to test free agency</a> if the Blue Jays don’t give him the desired figure.</p><p>Either way, the season will begin and the Blue Jays slugger will likely continue to dominate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays rumors: Insider drops $600 million Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract prediction on Opening Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-new-vladimir-guerrero-jr-contract-offer-on-table-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays rumors: New Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract offer on table for Opening Day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Blue-Jays-rumors-New-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr.-contract-offer-on-table-for-Opening-Day.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays rumors: New Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract offer on table for Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T07:47:20-07:00">March 27th, 7:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T07:49:52-07:00">March 27th, 7:49am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly have <a href="https://x.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1905262809820111341" rel="noopener">made another contract offer</a> in their negotiations with star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., according to Buster Olney of ESPN.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-failed-contract-extension-toronto">Guerrero previously stated that the opening of camp</a> would be the deadline to negotiate an extension with the Blue Jays, but it appears the team has made another offer ahead of Opening Day against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. However, a gap still remains between the two sides, according to Olney. It appears that Guerrero will enter the 2025 season with just one year remaining on his contract.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether or not Guerrero is willing to listen to the Blue Jays’ offers during the season. However, a player as good as him being so close to free agency, it might not be the wise move for him from a financial standpoint.</p><p>Based on Guerrero’s previous comments, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-500-million-offer-vladimir-guerrero-jr">the asking price likely ranges from $500-600 million</a>. As of right now, the Blue Jays and Guerrero have not been able to find a common ground.</p><p>Although the Blue Jays struggled in 2024, Guerrero posted what was arguably his second-best season, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vladimir-guerrero-jr/19611/stats?position=1B" rel="noopener">slashing .323/.396/.544 with 30 home runs</a>, a 165 wRC+ and 5.4 WAR, according to FanGraphs. Guerrero’s best season was in 2021, when he was a finalist for the MVP Award and lost out to Shohei Ohtani. He posted 6.3 WAR that season.</p><p>Seemingly trending upward and entering his age 26 season, Guerrero is set to receive a big contract, whether it be an extension with Toronto or signing with another team in free agency.</p><p>Regardless, it is a huge season for the Blue Jays, as it might be the last season that Guerrero and Bo Bichette play together in Toronto. It will be interesting to see how they fare, and where they will be come the trade deadline in August, as they could sell and gain a lot of prospect capital.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays rumors: New Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract offer on table for Opening Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-not-afraid-hitting-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘not afraid’ of hitting free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr-1-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘not afraid’ of hitting free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T22:36:25-07:00">March 26th, 10:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-26T22:36:25-07:00">March 26th, 10:36pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has long been seen as the face of the Toronto Blue Jays. But as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-reveals-600-million-contract">2025 season kicks off, Vladdy’s future with the franchise is anything but certain</a>. The 26-year-old slugger is entering the final year of his contract and appears poised to test free agency this offseason. Though Guerrero has repeatedly expressed his desire to remain in Toronto — saying earlier this spring that he wants “to be a Blue Jay for the rest of my career” — <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/the-buzzer-newsletter-blue-jays-season-2025-preview-1.7494231" rel="noopener">he also acknowledged</a> the business side of the game, noting, “I’m going to have to listen to 29 more teams.”</p><p>Guerrero reportedly cut off extension negotiations with the Blue Jays upon arriving at spring training. The reported sticking point? Toronto’s offer, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-500-million-offer-vladimir-guerrero-jr">which matched his $500 million asking price over 14 years</a>, included deferred money that dropped the present-day value closer to $450 million. That gap, according to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi, may have been a dealbreaker.</p><p>While $50 million is significant in most contexts, for a franchise spending upwards of $240 million in payroll this season — and recently investing heavily in stadium upgrades — the difference could pale in comparison to the risk of losing their franchise player.</p><h2><b>Will the Blue Jays stop messing around and extend the face of the franchise?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr-2.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Guerrero is coming off a strong 2024 campaign, slashing .323/.396/.544 with 30 home runs and 103 RBIs, and finishing sixth in AL MVP voting. His career résumé includes a 48-homer season in 2021 and an MVP runner-up finish, making him one of the most marketable stars in baseball.</p><p>Several teams are expected to be interested if Guerrero hits the open market. The Yankees, in particular, loom as a serious threat. After missing out on Juan Soto, they inked Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year deal but have left themselves financial and positional flexibility at first base — a move some believe is a precursor to pursuing Guerrero next winter.</p><p>The Giants and Diamondbacks have also been mentioned as potential suitors. San Francisco, having invested heavily in Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, could look to make a splash at first base with LaMonte Wade Jr. entering free agency after this season. Arizona, fresh off an aggressive offseason, has only Josh Naylor (also a pending free agent) at the position and could see Guerrero as the long-term anchor they need.</p><p>Back in Toronto, manager John Schneider and GM Ross Atkins have remained optimistic, with Atkins telling reporters, “Whether that happens during the season or via free agency, we’ll stay open and never close any doors.”</p><p>Still, fans and analysts alike know the stakes are high. Guerrero’s potential departure would not only leave a gaping hole in the lineup but could signal the start of a rebuild in a market that has struggled to land elite free agents. For now, Guerrero seems focused on the present. But his looming free agency — and Toronto’s willingness (or reluctance) to meet his terms — will remain one of the biggest storylines in baseball all season long.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘not afraid’ of hitting free agency

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays are unquestionably one of the teams to watch this season. They made a few solid additions to their roster in Max Scherzer and Anthony Santander. But it is one of their core members gaining the most interest. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-toronto-blasted-for-vladimir-guerrero-jr-extension-debacle">Vladimir Guerrero Jr and the Blue Jays could not agree on an extension</a> before spring training. So when the first baseman compliments the clubhouse, it is noteworthy for Canadian baseball fans. Keegan Matheson of MLB.com <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-blue-jays-discuss-2025-regular-season-outlook" rel="noopener">caught up with</a> Guerrero before Opening Day.</p><p>“It feels better than last year. Way, way better than last year,” Guerrero said of the clubhouse through spring. “We have a lot of meetings, a lot of things going on in the offseason. I want to be a better communicator for us. One of the things I’ve said is that I want to be more vocal. If you need me, I’m going to be right over there.”</p><p>Guerrero then went on to cite his improving English as a factor in him becoming a better leader. As he approaches free agency, he is looking to provide value outside the lines as well. If this Blue Jays team gets to the playoffs, Guerrero’s leadership could be a big factor.</p><h2><b>The Blue Jays’ future rides on this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr-with-Blue-Jays-2.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite a disappointing 74-win season last year, the Blue Jays expect to contend for the playoffs this year. That is why they did not trade Guerrero this offseason, hoping they would be in the race at the trade deadline. If they are not in the race, we could see the most significant in-season trade since Juan Soto left the Nationals.</p><p>Guerrero is not the only Blue Jays player on an expiring contract. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-on-toronto-contract-before-2025-season">Shortstop Bo Bichette had a down year last season and is now entering a contract</a> year in Toronto. Trading him at the deadline would bring in less of a prospect haul, but he is less important to the future of the franchise than Guerrero.</p><p>If the Blue Jays are sellers at the trade deadline, the bidding war for Guerrero could get out of control. But all of those teams will have to negotiate a contract with him, knowing he wants $500 million in present value. That is a deal that only certain teams can pull off, which shrinks his potential landing spots. But if a small-market team wanted him as a rental, it would still be a large haul.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
25	8.64	7	1.68	0	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
25	8.64	7	1.68	0	0

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